Gore, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Gore was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,217. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.154°N, 63.772°W.
Population
In 1891, Gore had a population of 1,217: 627 male and 590 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,448 |
| 1891 | 1,217 |
| 1901 | 983 |
| 1911 | 1,161 |
| 1921 | 1,241 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Gore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,217 total population, 627 males, 590 females, 372 married persons, 211 families, 186 married females, 186 married males, 48 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 797 single persons under 18, 428 single males under 18, 369 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,217 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 202 occupied houses, 200 houses, 200 houses built of wood, 199 houses of 1 story, 128 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 26 houses of 4 rooms, 17 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 60,847 acres of land in farms, 57,085 pounds of homemade butter, 48,318 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 21,096 bushels of potatoes, 12,529 acres of improved land in farms, 7,533 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,438 bushels of turnips, 6,738 bushels of oats, 5,279 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,838 acres of farmland under crops, 3,893 acres of hay crops, 3,750 tons of hay, 2,272 chickens, 1,446 sheep, 1,330 bushels of buckwheat, 1,328 bushels of barley, 1,196 sheep slaughtered or sold, 826 other cattle, 789 milk cows, 777 bushels of spring wheat, 535 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 406 swine slaughtered or sold, 381 acres of oats, 268 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 254 cattle killed or sold, 253 geese, 226 horses aged over 3 years, 216 occupants of farms, 206 bushels of rye, 205 farm occupants who own their land, 166 acres of potatoes, 160 turkeys, 158 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 156 bushels of beans, 156 swine, 139 oxen, 91 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 75 acres of barley, 71 bushels of peas, 63 acres of wheat, 63 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 50 horses aged 3 years and under, 39 acres of turnips, 30 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 27 ducks, 20 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 12 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 11 farm occupants who rent their land, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Gore, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/gore-ns035008-1891/.